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Transatlantic trip December 2023 - Planning and initial travel
How I designed an itinerary to visit cathedrals in the Mediterranean while crossing on a transatlantic cruise.
KB Cook
Dec 26, 20233 min read
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Transatlantic trip December 2023 - Days 1 & 2: Boarding and Naples
Cathedrals visited from the Naples port after boarding the NCL Epic for the December 2023 transatlantic cruise.
KB Cook
Dec 26, 20237 min read
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Transatlantic trip December 2023 - Days 3-4: Livorno and Marseilles
Cathedrals visited on second and third day of transatlantic crossing aboard the NCL Epic, December 2023
KB Cook
Dec 26, 20236 min read
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Transatlantic Trip December 2023 - Days 8-10: Lisbon and Punta Delgada
Port stops in Portugal: Lisboa had me visiting the cathedral in Setúbal, while I took a ship excursion in Ponta Delgada, Azores.
KB Cook
Dec 26, 20238 min read
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Transatlantic Trip December 2023 - Days 11-16 At Sea; 17 debarking
Trip report of sea days on the December transatlantic crossing aboard the NCL Epic, and debarking at Port Canaveral.
KB Cook
Dec 26, 20234 min read
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NCL Epic 6-14 July: Cruising the Med, Part II
Report of 4 ports called at while cruising NCL Epic, with visits to 7 cathedrals
KB Cook
Oct 10, 202317 min read
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NCL Epic 6-14 July: Cruising the Med, Part I
Travel report cruising the Mediterranean Sea aboard the NCL Epic, with port calls to visit cathedrals and sites. Part 1
KB Cook
Oct 8, 202314 min read
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All ashore! Final day of my Caribbean trip
After a week cruising, it was Sunday and we were back in San Juan. I was up at 7, had oatmeal at the Garden buffet on 15 by 7:20. For the...
KB Cook
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis - last port of call on the cruise
Saturday found the Epic in the Basseterre harbor in St Kitts. The excursion I’d booked had a later start, so, while I didn’t journal at...
KB Cook
Mar 17, 20226 min read
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Extra photos, St Lucia Day 6
Above, on the way to Soufriere. At the Diamond Estate and Waterfall Soufriere Anse la Raye Marigot Bay Castries Harbor On board the NCL Epic
KB Cook
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Castries and Soufriere, St Lucia - Day 6
Our port on Friday was Castries, St Lucia and I had booked a ship’s excursion to Soufriere and Diamond Falls. Their description: After...
KB Cook
Mar 16, 20226 min read
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Morning in Bridgetown, Barbados
Resolving to “beg for forgiveness, rather than ask for permission”, after breakfast of oatmeal and a banana at the Garden Café I walked...
KB Cook
Mar 15, 20226 min read
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St John's, Antigua port call
Day 4 began, once I cleared my cabin, back at Tastings where I again had oatmeal. We were already in port in St John’s, Antigua. (The...
KB Cook
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Sint Maarten / St Martin - Day 3
Per the ship’s daily flyer, Tuesday was Day 3. The captain had backed into the pier in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten and after breakfast at...
KB Cook
Mar 13, 20224 min read
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Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas
The Monday morning call at just before 8am announced we were 15 minutes from docking in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas. I got up and...
KB Cook
Mar 12, 20226 min read
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Ready, Set, Board the ship
With the alarm set for 8, I was frustrated that my body wanted me up and moving at 7:10, probably due to sacking out at 10 the night...
KB Cook
Mar 11, 20225 min read
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Eastern Caribbean Cathedrals
The last post reported on my visits to the seven cathedrals on Puerto Rico that I hadn't seen during my 1999 trip to the commonwealth...
KB Cook
Feb 8, 20229 min read
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